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How much does a Alpine woolly rat weight?

It is hard to guess what a Alpine woolly rat weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Alpine woolly rat (Mallomys gunung) on average weights 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs).

The Alpine woolly rat is from the family Muridae (genus: Mallomys). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 44.2 cm (1′ 6″).

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

The alpine woolly rat (Mallomys gunung) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in West Papua, Indonesia. It is found only at high elevations, has an extent of occurrence less than 5,000 km2, and is known from only two localities (although may be present at more). The combination of hunting, predation, and slow breeding means that the population size is probably declining (has certainly declined substantially according to the Holocene fossil records). This species is very likely to be increasingly affected by global warming, which increases fire frequency and is causing the extent of habitat to decline. When specimens were brought to a museum the female rats were pregnant with only one baby, so it is assumed that the rat gives birth to only one offspring at a time.DietBecause very little is known about the Alpine woolly rat, its diet is assumed to be similar to that of a typical wild rats, barring climate variations.The Alpine woolly rat mainly eats plants, seeds and various small animals.

Animals of the same family as a Alpine woolly rat

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Animals with the same weight as a Alpine woolly rat

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Mallomys gunung:

Animals with the same size as a Alpine woolly rat

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Alpine woolly rat: